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Tips for the Perfect Picnic

IN THE GARDEN, IN THE PARK.. AND EVEN INDOORS

Let it be known that it takes a lot to dampen our enthusiasm for picnics. We’ll manage to find a way whatever the weather, and these days, whatever the location too. Read six expert pieces of home picnicking wisdom from Fortnum's in readiness for your springtime feasting...

1. Picnic weather is every weather

In a country with such unhinged weather as ours, picknicking is by nature an optimistic pursuit. But silver linings should not go unnoticed: with a home picnic, we don’t have to rely on the weather.

If you’ve laid out a spread in the garden, the comforts of your home are just a few feet away should the heavens suddenly open up, in the way that they tend to in our green and pleasant land. And if you’re already dining indoors, even better.

Regardless of where your picnic is taking place, all it takes it having the perfect picnic wicker!

5. Always, always bring some Champagne

A self-explanatory point, surely. Champagne is always an essential for a picnic. Just picture yourself enjoying a splendid glass in the beaming sunshine.

And to make sure this glass is chilled and refreshing, make sure you carry it in a suitably stylish wine holder. Designed to hold your favourite tipple of the sparkling, white, red or rosé kind, all that's left it to sip, sip hooray!